Monday, November 14, 2011. The 10 Most Valuable Record Covers. I know some of you reading this will find it hard to believe, but once upon a time the cover of a vinyl record was a major selling point to the album. Sometimes people actually took a chance on a record because the cover was so cool, never happens today.
1 Marquis de Lafayette was a French general who played an important part during the Revolutionary War. 2  He helped the colonists against the British. 3  He volunteered his time and money to help the Americans.
Marquis de Lafayette. Gilbert du Motier (commonly known as Marquis de Lafayette) was born on September 6, 1757, destined to bring about a lasting American and French alliance. He lived without a father since the age of two, and yet he became like a father in helping to give birth to America and a new France.